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Sydneia manleyi
Sydneia manleyi Pšenička, Bek, Zodrow, C.J. Cleal, A.R. Hemsl. Bot. J. Linn. Soc., 142(2): 209. 3 Jun 2003
- Name
- Sydneia manleyi
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Sydneia
- Authors (Pub.)
- Pšenička J.
Bek J.
Zodrow E. L.
Cleal C. J.
Hemsley A. R.
- Publication
- A new late Westphalian fossil marattialean fern from Nova Scotia [2003/6]
- Journal
- Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 2
- Page number
- 209
- Year
- 2003
- Fossil Status
- foliage (fertile)
- Stratigraphy
- Moscovian
- Strat. comment
- Upper Westphalian D
- Location
- Prince Mine, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Paleoregion
- Laurussia (Laurentia)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- University College of Cape Breton, Palaeobotanical Collections, Sydney, Canada
- Repository Number
- 989GF-275 and 989GF-276; hand specimen and all associated preparations
- Diagnosis
- Synangia attached to club-shaped distal
region of pinnule lobes. Synangia 2.0–2.5 mm long,
1 mm wide, and composed of 20–30 sporangia. Sporangia
0.5–0.8 mm long, 0.3 mm wide, and have an obtuse
apex. Monolete and trilete spores, ovoid to spherical,
16–39 mm in size, with a laevigate, scabrate or
microspinate exine that is from 1 to 4 mm thick.
